The Squid's Ink | Dominic Matte
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The Squid's Ink | Dominic Matte
@thesquidsink.com
Fantasy author writing mostly modern-ish novels and shorts.
Also enjoy food, birds, video and board games, and my dog.
https://thesquidsink.com/about/
You ever interact with someone who's extremely pretentious about how unpretentious they are?
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"I only use it to generate ideas & worldbuilding, I do all the writing myself"

No you don't. Be deliberate and thoughtful, not fast and lazy. There are lots of (fun!) ways to generate your own ideas, and they're better integrated when they're YOURS.

#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Building IKEA furniture like it's my full time job.

What will it be like when we finally have time to just relax in the new house without an urgent to-do list?
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
General manager forgot to tell us not to come in to work due to weather, so guess who was prepping boats for winter in the freeze and snow today?

This guy
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
New early access chapter of Ravenshore's Antimagic in 1 hour!
Chapter 13 now free!

This week a dragon attacks - but not that dragon. The worse one.

Patreon: patreon.com/u94793856

Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...

#writing #fantasy #fantasybooks #ravenshore
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For the third time in a week I'm starting a 3+ hour train ride and thinking about how I'm supposed to write and post a NSFW story for the 15th but I'm elbow-to-elbow with people who could read my screen with just a flick of their eyes

#writing #writerproblems #writingcommunity #smut #erotica #nsfw
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm doing it. In the rain. Is this dumb? Is this a mistake?

Stay tuned.
Work is cancelled tomorrow because the weather looks terrible.

Some rare seasonal birds are available now, I should go looking for them with the extra time from work being cancelled due to terrible wea -

Wait.

#birds #birding #birdsky
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Work is cancelled tomorrow because the weather looks terrible.

Some rare seasonal birds are available now, I should go looking for them with the extra time from work being cancelled due to terrible wea -

Wait.

#birds #birding #birdsky
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Remember, remember, the 5th of November (twentieth anniversary theatrical re-release in 2026!)

youtu.be/3ge0navn9E0

#movies #VforVendetta
V for Vendetta 20th Anniversary Announcement | ONE YEAR FROM TONIGHT
YouTube video by Fathom Entertainment
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"Now that you've finished assembling your BESTA, we are thrilled to reveal that those screws from step 2 should have been tightened with a wrench :)"

#ikea #thatwouldhavebeennicetoknowtwentytwopagesago
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Poor chonky raccoon still can't reach the bird feeder

#raccoon #raccoons #trashpanda #trashpandas #wildlife #wildlifephotography #toronto #ontario
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Slinky around the bird feeder pole keeps unwanted guests away.

(wondering if I should be doing something about these rats though. No evidence they are or have ever been inside the new house, but...)

#birds #birding #rat #rats #birdfeeder
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Been trying out Arc Raiders. Chiller than I expected. Looks great, runs great, solves a lot of the PvP problems I have with extraction shooters. Promising!

And I can wear a poncho and cowboy hat, which is a big selling point for me personally.

#videogames #arcraiders
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Found my bird of the day on a work site!
Sleepy little hermit thrush didn't want to move, so I relocated it, took a few photos, and I guess the sun woke it and it flew off.

#birds #borb #borbs #birding #birdsky #wildlifephotography
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So busy these next few weeks. Hope I have time to write. A little stressed about it, but at least it's good busy with game nights, change of work, and house stuff.

#writing #writers #writingcommunity #writersky
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My mom is great at committing to a theme for holiday meals

#food #halloween
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Short story day!
Posting a WIP that I have change notes for, so you can see what's different later (and maybe we spot the same things?).

A military scout on leave goes birdwatching.

Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/outrid...

Substack: open.substack.com/pub/thesquid...

#fantasy #shortstories
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November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Leftover chili -> chili cheese fries and dogs

#foodporn #foodsky #food
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Not to brag but I just had an eye exam and was told I have extremely healthy eyes and optic nerves.

(And apparently a birth mark on the interior of my right eye)
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What's the first R-rated you remember seeing, and how old were you?

#movies
October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fell off a boat today. Luckily it was only about 2.5m and I have flawless reflexes and landed on my feet like a middle aged cat.
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Reposted by The Squid's Ink | Dominic Matte
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5:
A book doesn’t need a “serious message” to be worthwhile. Joy is a legitimate end in itself.
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Now that I'm a homeowner I'm thinking a lot more about "save money and do it myself" vs "save time and have a professional do it"
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
He does this regularly.

#dog #dogs #dogsky #rarepuppers #jackrussell
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
100% achievements in Hades 2!
Wrapped up with Great Chaos Below, relying on Xinth's omega special... and didn't get a special boon until the final boss shop. Somehow managed it though!

#hades #hades2 #videogames
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM